Know what opens next.
Hero level opens zones and difficulty tiers. Item level sets the power of the gear that can drop there. Gear can have an item level above the hero level cap of 60.
Unlock levels allow entry; your gear, runes and build determine whether you can win.
Higher tiers raise gear item levels. Chest drop chance per ordinary victory and rarity odds stay the same across difficulties in a zone.
Normal
Your first route through each zone.
No enemy runesHeroic
Return to familiar zones for tougher encounters.
2 random enemy runesNightmare
Stronger enemies and more rune effects to prepare for.
4 random enemy runesHell
The final tier, available only in Volcanic Wastes.
5 random enemy runes16 gear tiers and 4 boss gauntlets. Choose your hero level to see your unlocks.
Hero level 1
Normal
Forest
No enemy runes
- Unlocks at
- Hero level 1
- Gear drops
- Item level 10
Hero level 10
Boss gauntlet
Ancient Broodmother
Forest
- Unlocks at
- Hero level 10
- Clear reward
- Rune chest
10 waves, then the boss. Entry costs 2,000 steps. Clear the run to earn XP, gold and one rune from this pool:
View the gauntletNormal
Haunted Woods
No enemy runes
- Unlocks at
- Hero level 10
- Gear drops
- Item level 20
Hero level 15
HeroicForest
2 random enemy runes
- Unlocks at
- Hero level 15
- Gear drops
- Item level 25
Hero level 20
Boss gauntlet
The Hollow Wraith
Haunted Woods
- Unlocks at
- Hero level 20
- Clear reward
- Rune chest
10 waves, then the boss. Entry costs 2,000 steps. Clear the run to earn XP, gold and one rune from this pool:
View the gauntletNormal
Stoney Mountains
No enemy runes
- Unlocks at
- Hero level 20
- Gear drops
- Item level 30
Hero level 25
HeroicHaunted Woods
2 random enemy runes
- Unlocks at
- Hero level 25
- Gear drops
- Item level 35
Hero level 30
NightmareForest
4 random enemy runes
- Unlocks at
- Hero level 30
- Gear drops
- Item level 45
Boss gauntlet
Stormheart Colossus
Stoney Mountains
- Unlocks at
- Hero level 30
- Clear reward
- Rune chest
10 waves, then the boss. Entry costs 2,000 steps. Clear the run to earn XP, gold and one rune from this pool:
View the gauntletNormal
Frozen Peaks
No enemy runes
- Unlocks at
- Hero level 30
- Gear drops
- Item level 40
Hero level 35
HeroicStoney Mountains
2 random enemy runes
- Unlocks at
- Hero level 35
- Gear drops
- Item level 50
Hero level 40
NightmareHaunted Woods
4 random enemy runes
- Unlocks at
- Hero level 40
- Gear drops
- Item level 60
Boss gauntlet
Rimefire Behemoth
Frozen Peaks
- Unlocks at
- Hero level 40
- Clear reward
- Rune chest
10 waves, then the boss. Entry costs 2,000 steps. Clear the run to earn XP, gold and one rune from this pool:
View the gauntletNormal
Volcanic Wastes
No enemy runes
- Unlocks at
- Hero level 40
- Gear drops
- Item level 55
Hero level 45
HeroicFrozen Peaks
2 random enemy runes
- Unlocks at
- Hero level 45
- Gear drops
- Item level 65
Hero level 50
NightmareStoney Mountains
4 random enemy runes
- Unlocks at
- Hero level 50
- Gear drops
- Item level 70
Hero level 51
HeroicVolcanic Wastes
2 random enemy runes
- Unlocks at
- Hero level 51
- Gear drops
- Item level 75
Hero level 52
NightmareFrozen Peaks
4 random enemy runes
- Unlocks at
- Hero level 52
- Gear drops
- Item level 80
Hero level 54
NightmareVolcanic Wastes
4 random enemy runes
- Unlocks at
- Hero level 54
- Gear drops
- Item level 90
Hero level 56
HellVolcanic Wastes
5 random enemy runes
- Unlocks at
- Hero level 56
- Gear drops
- Item level 105
Gear levels describe equipment from adventure chests; a chest is not guaranteed after every fight. Boss gauntlets reward a rune chest on completion, with no equipment item level.